After Xia Wanwan finished reading, her little cheeks puffed up in anger. "Damn it! We kept what happened to Mother a secret for so long, but Shen Chuanlian still went to the front lines and told Father."
"Father was overcome with grief and couldn't sleep at night. He also said..."
Tears shimmered in Liu Wan's eyes. "What else did he say?"
"Father said that since he couldn't grow old with you in this life, he would only go to the Yellow Springs to join you after he had united the country and brought peace and prosperity. He asked you to wait for him..."
"Waaah, Mother, he asked you to wait for him by the Bridge of Helplessness..."
Xia Wanwan burst into tears. Remembering how close Mother had come to dying not long ago made her heart ache terribly.
Thank goodness Mother was all right. Otherwise, Father wouldn't have survived either!
She was his very life!
Xia Wanwan had finally found a family. How could she bear to lose both her parents?
Liu Wan reached out and took the letter. It was the page Xia Siheng had instructed their daughter to burn as an offering to her.
The first line read, "To my wife, Liu Wan."
Those few words alone brought tears to her eyes.
She continued reading:
"Wan'er, I sit in the military camp, my heart tangled like a skein of hemp, torn between remorse and regret. When I set out to attack East Lin, I departed resolutely, afraid that one glimpse of you would make me unwilling to leave. I did not even bid you farewell, leaving you alone at home with our young daughter. Never did I imagine this would give those wicked villains an opening to take my beloved wife's life. Whenever I think of it, pain